Reno, NV Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)

Reno Municipal Code § 6.06.230 controls stopping in loading zones. A loading zone exists only where the city engineer has designated it, the entire curb surface along the area is painted yellow, and a sign designated "loading zone" stands along the yellow zone. Inside a zone that meets those conditions, it is unlawful to stop or stand a vehicle except to load or unload passengers or materials.

The time allowed depends on who is stopping. Private vehicles get three minutes to load or unload passengers, and five minutes when the stop involves passengers and their luggage or miscellaneous cargo. If the city engineer finds those limits inadequate for the needs of adjacent property, the engineer can extend them up to a maximum of 20 minutes, as deemed appropriate by a parking study. Any extended limit must be posted by regulatory signage, so the sign at the curb controls over the default numbers.

Commercial vehicles get 20 minutes to load or unload passengers, materials or cargo, or to deliver or pick up express and parcel post packages and United States mail. A driver who needs longer must obtain permission from the police department authorizing the vehicle to stand for a longer period while unloading or loading.

Hotel loading zones have their own rule. Where a proper sign is erected in front of a hotel, loading and unloading of passengers and their luggage cannot consume more than ten minutes, and hotel zones are not subject to the time-of-day paragraph described next.

The restrictions apply on weekdays and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., unless the zone is posted otherwise. A sign stating "day or night" or "24 hours" makes the restrictions apply for the period shown on the sign. Without such a sign, a loading zone is open to public parking on weekdays and Saturdays from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., and for the full 24 hours on Sundays and holidays. The section was last amended by Ordinance No. 6316 on January 29, 2014.